bowl a googly
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bowl a googly
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From the cricket term.
verb bowls a googly · bowling a googly · bowled a googly
- to surprise (someone); to introduce (to someone) something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction. Fred bowled me a googly when he asked me to explain those statistics in the meeting.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bowl, googly.
Similar: catch unawares, catch off guard, wrong-foot
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verb to require a quick reaction from by doing something unexpected
| Français | prendre de court, poser une colle |
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